A Constitutional Convention for Iowa?

At MyDD, "Des Moines Dem" fears the talk in Iowa on holding a constitutional convention:

Although I'm confident that over time a large majority of Iowans will come to support marriage equality, I confess that I am a bit nervous about the issue coming to a statewide vote in 2010 or 2011.

One might think that secular progressives would be more confident in their policies. The Des Moines Register reports on the possible issues that might be addressed at such a meeting. Interestingly, Chet Culver, Iowa's Democratic Governor, voiced the traditional line on same-sex marriage:

As I have stated before, I personally believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. This is a tenet of my personal faith. The Iowa Supreme Court’s decision has, in fact, reaffirmed that churches across Iowa will continue to have the right to recognize the sanctity of religious marriage in accordance with their own traditions and church doctrines.

Any changes to the constitution will go directly to the voters through ballot initiatives, although the process is lengthy. Yet, the sooner the voters decide the gay marriage question, the sooner we'll see how out of tune the state's leftists are with the majority of Iowa citizens.